Intestinal helminths induce haematological changes in dogs from Jabalpur, India

The effect of canine intestinal helminths on the haematological profile of 200 dogs, of both sexes and variable age, visiting university veterinary clinics for routine examination was investigated. The dogs were assigned to parasitized (n = 39) and non-parasitized (n = 161) groups of animals. Coprol...

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Published in:Journal of helminthology 2011-12, Vol.85 (4), p.401-403
Main Authors: Qadir, S., Dixit, A.K., Dixit, P., Sharma, R.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ancylostoma - pathogenicity
Anemia, Hypochromic - epidemiology
Anemia, Hypochromic - parasitology
Anemia, Hypochromic - physiopathology
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Cestoda - pathogenicity
Coinfection - epidemiology
Coinfection - parasitology
Coinfection - physiopathology
Dog Diseases - epidemiology
Dog Diseases - parasitology
Dog Diseases - physiopathology
Dogs
Feces - parasitology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Helminthiasis, Animal - epidemiology
Helminthiasis, Animal - parasitology
Helminthiasis, Animal - physiopathology
Helminths - classification
Helminths - pathogenicity
Host parasite relation
pathogenicity
India - epidemiology
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - physiopathology
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - veterinary
Invertebrates
Male
Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha
Parasite Egg Count - veterinary
Prevalence
Toxascaris - pathogenicity
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Summary:The effect of canine intestinal helminths on the haematological profile of 200 dogs, of both sexes and variable age, visiting university veterinary clinics for routine examination was investigated. The dogs were assigned to parasitized (n = 39) and non-parasitized (n = 161) groups of animals. Coprological examination revealed a 19.5% prevalence of different species of the helminths. Of these animals, 10.25% had mixed infections with Ancylostoma caninum, Toxascaris spp. and Dipylidium caninum. The intensity of A. caninum infection was the highest, with mean egg counts of 951.43 (standard error 88.66), followed by Toxascaris 283.33 (standard error 116.81) and D. caninum. The parasitized animals had significantly lower levels of haemoglobin, packed cell volume and total erythrocyte counts than non-parasitized animals (P 
ISSN:0022-149X
1475-2697
DOI:10.1017/S0022149X10000726